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Galveston Hurricane (1900)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Galveston_Hurricane_(1900)
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:disaster_response
wind
gptkbp:affectedArea
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:alternativeName
gptkb:Galveston_Flood_of_1900
gptkb:1900_Galveston_Hurricane
gptkb:Great_Galveston_Hurricane
gptkbp:basinSize
gptkb:Atlantic
gptkbp:category
Category 5 hurricane
gptkbp:consequence
construction of Galveston Seawall
destruction of much of Galveston
decline of Galveston as major port
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date
1900-09-08
gptkbp:destroyedBy
$20 million (1900 USD)
gptkbp:dissipated
September 15, 1900
gptkbp:formed
August 27, 1900
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Galveston Hurricane (1900)
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Galveston,_Texas
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
145 mph (230 km/h)
gptkbp:notableFor
deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history
prompting disaster preparedness measures
prompting improvements in hurricane forecasting
gptkbp:stormSurge
15 feet (4.6 m)
gptkbp:victim
6000–12000
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Gulf_Coast,_Texas
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7